Negation of Finished action

// for negation of finished action, we use 没 <méi>

// full version is 没有 <méiyǒu>, 有 is often ommited.

我没买花茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201womeimaihuacha.mp3″ title=””]

<Wǒ méi mǎi huāchá.>

I mei_buy jasmin tea.

I HAVEN’T BOUGHT ANY JASMINE TEA.

Translate: I DIDN’T DRINK TEA, I DRANK BEER.

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// question on finished action is built using the construction have-not have 有没有 <yǒu-meiyou>

// in questions we don’t use 了<le>! More in FINISHED ACTION

你有没有买红茶？[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201niyoumeiyoumaihongcha.mp3″ title=””]

<Nǐ yǒu-meiyou mǎi hóngchá?>

You youmeiyou buy red_tea?

HAVE YOU BOUGHT ANY BLACK (lit. RED) TEA?

(for Chinese, black tea is red)

我没有买红茶。 [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201womeiyoumaihongcha.mp3″ title=””]

<Wǒ méiyǒu mǎi hóngchá.>

I meiyou buy red tea.

I HAVEN’T BOUGHT ANY BLACK TEA.

你有没有买花茶？[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201niyoumeiyoumaihuacha.mp3″ title=””]

<Nǐ yǒu-méiyǒu mǎi huāchá?>

You youmeiyou buy flower_tea.

HAVE YOU BOUGHT ANY JASMINE TEA?

我没买花茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201womeimaihuacha.mp3″ title=””]

<Wǒ méi mǎi huāchá.>

I mei_buy jasmin tea.

I HAVEN’T BOUGHT JASMINE TEA.

// 手机 <shǒujī> A MOBILE

// 电脑 <diànnǎo> A COMPUTER

Translate: I DON’T HAVE A MOBILE. I DON’T HAVE A COMPUTER.

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我没有手机。我没有电脑。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/random/womeiyoushoujiwomeiyoudiannao.mp3″ title=””]

<Wǒ méiyǒu shǒujī. Wǒ méiyǒu diànnǎo.>

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Translate: I HAVEN’T BOUGHT A MOBILE. I HAVEN’T BOUGHT A COMPUTER.

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我没有手机。我没有电脑。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/random/womeimaishoujiwomeimaidiannao.mp3″ title=””]

<Wǒ méi mǎi shǒujī. Wǒ méi mǎi diànnǎo.>

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